Cushion covering for mop handles



Sept. 18, 1928. 1,684,604

L. STOESSEL CUSHION COVERING FOR MOP HANDLES Filed Feb. 16, 1928 gnvcul'or I Gnome I Patented Sept; 18, 1928.

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE,

LOBETTAS'IOESSEII, O1 OTTUMWA, IOWA;

cas nos covn'm'neron nor mmmns.

Application mea mam 16,1928. s m R'o. 254,735.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in coverings for mop handles and aims to rovide a novel, simple and inexpensive one ion covering, for arrangement 5 around the handle 0f amop, and directly .ad-

jacent the head of a mop, so as to protect chairs. tables and otherarticlesof furniture from becomingmarred by being struckby the handle when the mop is'pushed beneath said furniture.

' One of the mostimportant objects of this invention is in provide a cushion covering of this character that may be readily applied to the; handle and when once applied may be considered a mop and that will urthermore not InteriFere with the proper use of the mop.

Furthermore, the cost of a covering of this character is so negligible that a number of thesame may be on hand for renewing the covering as the same wears out. v

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout both of the views: 9-

Figure 1 is. a perspective of a generally conventional mop, the handle thereof being equipped, adjacent the mophead with one of my improved cushion covers, and

Figure 2 is a view mainly in side eleva ,so tibn and partly in cross section of-the cover perse. Now having articular reference to the drawing, there IS disclosed-in Figure 1 a generally conventional mop consisting of a I head A, and a handle B, which handle is usually pivoted to the rear end of the mop.

head as generally suggested *by the lines in said figure. My cushion ooverfcom. sists of an elongated sleeve 5' of rubber or- 40 other suitable material, of a cross sectionalsha e, similar to the 'cross'sectional shape of t e handle B and adapted-to be snugly arra u n the handle adjacent the mop h A. be length of this cover should. be

such as to engage over a substantial area of rmanent part of the:

.. sisting of a certain structure, it is'neverthe- .a sleeve adapted to. fit over the handle "of against 'which'the mop may come in contact,

furniture against which,

the front and back sides of the pivot connection betweenthe head A and handle B, asis also disclosed in Figure 1, so that the said pivotal connection will also be equipped with a'cushion cover.

Itwill thus beseen that I have rovided' ahighly novel, simple and extreme y useful cushion cover for mop handles that is well adapted for all of the pur ses heretofore designated, and even thoug "I have herein shown and described the invention as conless to be understoodthat minor changes may be made therein without affecting the spirit and scope of the appended claims.-

Having thus described my invention what I claimas new is:

-- 1; A protective coverifor mops comprising 75 a mop,;and an extension at the lower end of said sleeve adapted. to engage over the head portion the mop to protect furniture 2. A. protective cover for mops comprising an elongated sleeve of cushion material I adapted to. be arranged -over the 'handle of a mop, and a pair-of enlarged flaps at the lower end ofsaid sleeve adapted toengage opposite sides of the'mo ,head to protect.

a mop may come in ome- 1 I In testimony whereof I aflix m sg'nature.

; .LORETIA. ST E SEL. 

